Panasonic AG-AF100 micro-4/3 camcorder sells at USD4995

Panasonic’s AG-AF100 micro-four-thirds camcorder has begun shipping, with the interchangeable lens camera offering native 1080/24p recording for $4,995. The AF100 can record up to 12 hours of footage across two 64GB SDXC cards in PH mode, as well as capturing 2-megapixel stills, and supports ISO 200 to 3200, variable frame rates in 20 steps from 12p to 60p at 60Hz or from 12p to 50p at 50Hz, and can use regular micro-4/3 lenses from still cameras.



Onboard are stereo microphones, but the AF100 also has two mic/lines and twin XLR inputs with phantom power. Other ports include an uncompressed 4:2:2, 8 Bit HD-SDI output, HDMI out and USB 2.0. It’ll shoot for up to 4hrs on a single charge.

Not cheap, then, but considering all you’re getting we’re not surprised that pro and prosumer cinematographers are excited at what the AF100 brings to the table. It’ll have to be good, too; Sony recently unveiled its 3D pro camcorder, which promises similar lens flexibility sometime in 2011.